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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Database Statistics
  Men Women Total
Players: 13621 10616 24237
Tournaments: 2235 1804 4039
 
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Marcela Becerra 58
Jacqui Vukosa 58
Dan Greenbaum 57
Graeme Mentor 57
Tina Talv 54
Remzi Onur Ozder 53
Miki Schneider 50
Alexei Dudnik 50
Pamela Scovill 48
Guilhem Rodriguez Chuet 46
Aleh Akhrem 43
Jay Panther 42
Ana De Groot 42
Jason Lochhead 42
Andris Laizans 42
Jassim Al Kuwari 41
Rita Eritsland 41
Konstantin Birlov 41
Anna Daneva 38
Sean Faiga 38
Jonathan Erdmann 38
Paul Tearson 37
Bala Iulian 36
Renzo Cairus 36
Shantell Arnold 35
Claudia Arancibia Guariba 35
Jolien Sinnema 34
Flavia Weiler 34
Marina Terrell 34
Ondrej Redl 34
Nina Interwies 33
Yogaraja Chithiraipandi 32
Monta Strazdina 31
Sydney Wetterstrom 28
Aleksandra Koneva 28
Milica Mirkovic 27
Shih-Wen Kung 25
Arthur Ripoche 24
Kate Clermont 23
Enzo Tomietto 23
Darya Borys 23
Danielius Cumakas 22
Jonathan De Menezes 22
Francisco Mendes 21
Maeva Takoua 21
Stuart Perry 19
Isabela Sallaberry 18
Esmee Radstake 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 2021
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner won the FIVB Katara Beach Volleyball Cup.  It was the 1st win for Ondrej Perusic, the 1st win for David Schweiner, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2021
Alix Klineman and April Ross won the FIVB Katara Beach Volleyball Cup.  It was the 16th win for Alix Klineman, the 71st win for April Ross, and the 16th win for the team.
In 2021
With her win at the FIVB Doha Four Star, April Ross becomes the third woman to top the US$2Million mark in career beach volleyball winnings.
 
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3/11/2026
Built for Where the Game Is Going
If you’re looking for the 2026 women’s team most likely to push the speed of the game forward, start here: Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft. This isn’t a comfort pairing. It’s a calculated one. Cheng was looking ahead — not backward. “I was looking at where the game is heading,” she said. “Athleticism, speed, jump setting, doing unique things… I was thinking, who could I do this with?

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American qualifiers upset Latvian world champions in João Pessoa
The first day of women's main draw matches at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite was marked by what could become one of the biggest upsets of the entire 2026 season. Playing their first match since their victory at the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship last November, Latvians Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova were taken down by American qualifiers...

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Adelmo and Mateus win thriller to make it to João Pessoa main draw
Brazilians Adelmo Folha and Mateus Dultra prevailed in the only three-setter of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour João Pessoa Elite men's qualifier on Wednesday and will play in the main draw of the event. Besides them, another team from Brazil, two from the United States, and one from each of Argentina, Germany, Latvia and Switzerland claimed the eight remaining spots...

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3/10/2026
Secure your tickets for the Beach Volleyball party of the year in Stare Jablonki!
Tickets for this year’s CEV EuroBeachVolley in Stare Jablonki, Poland, are now on sale here! The legendary venue, where the 2013 edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships was held, once again will become the epicentre of Beach Volleyball when the continental showpiece event takes place there from August 12-16, 2026 on the picturesque beach by Lake Szelag Maly.

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Bhubaneswar Challenge medalists shoot up the World Rankings
After the first high-level beach volleyball tournament of 2026 – the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour – is over, it is time to resume our regular FIVB Beach Volleyball World Ranking reports. As the charts received their weekly update on Monday, all medalists of the event in India showed remarkable gains in their positions.

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3/9/2026
Olympic and world champions back on the Beach Pro Tour this week in João Pessoa
The 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour season is set to ramp up this week, when the first Elite event of the year will be held in João Pessoa, Brazil. Scheduled to go from Wednesday to Sunday, the first of four events of this caliber scheduled to take place in the South American country in 2026 will feature the elite of the sport, with the reigning Olympic and world champions...

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Izmir, Battipaglia, and Madrid to host age-group Beach Volleyball European Championships
Izmir, Battipaglia, and Madrid will welcome the rising stars of European Beach Volleyball later this year for the 2026 edition of the U18, U20, and U22 Beach Volleyball European Championships. These cities and the local organisers have all a wealth of experience in the delivery of international Beach Volleyball events – so the three events are in very good hands and the most promising players...

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3/8/2026
Japanese Olympian and German qualifiers earn gold at Sanya Futures
Japan’s two-time Olympian Miki Ishii and her current partner Mayu Kikuchi topped the women’s podium at the second Futures event of the year on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, held this week in Sanya. Two Chinese teams pleased the home crowd with the other women’s medals - Yu Tong & Qi Siyu claimed silver, while Cao Shuting & Mushajiang Aheidan earned bronze.

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Belgium’s Van Langendonck & Vercauteren snatch first Challenge gold
2023 U21 world champions Joppe Van Langendonck & Kyan Vercauteren of Belgium earned their first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour gold in the Challenge category by winning the Bhubaneswar men’s tournament in India. Previously, they had two golds and a silver from Futures events. Top-seeded Jakub Sepka & Matyas Dzavoronok of Czechia claimed silver, crowning their Beach Pro Tour debut as a team...

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Durish & Koenig go all the way - top Bhubaneswar Challenge podium!
Alexis Durish & Audrey Koenig of the United States of America went all the way to the top of the women’s podium at the Bhubaneswar Challenge in India, bagging their third Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour medal in three appearances, but their first one in the Challenge category. Last year, the American pair picked up gold at the Geneva Futures and bronze at the Montpellier Futures.

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Volleyball World proudly celebrates International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, Volleyball World highlights the women who continue to raise the level of the sport every time they compete. From packed arenas to iconic beach venues and global broadcasts, women’s volleyball and beach volleyball stand among the world’s most balanced and competitive team sports, where women and men compete for the same prize money and command the same global stage.

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3/7/2026
Durish & Koenig against Shiba & Reika in Sunday’s Bhubaneswar Challenge final
In an all-American semifinal, ninth-seeded Alexis Durish & Audrey Koenig denied top-seeded Sara Hughes & Allysa Batenhorst a quintuple match point in the tie-breaker to sprint to the finish line with an impressive run of seven points in a row and advance to the women’s final of the Bhubaneswar Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour at their first ever appearance...

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Former U21 world champs push through to first Challenge-level semifinal
2023 U21 world champions Joppe Van Langendonck & Kyan Vercauteren of Belgium achieved a hard-earned place in Challenge-level semifinals for the first time on their Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour journey. They joined Jacob Brinck & Nicolai Hovmann of Denmark, Jakub Sepka & Matyas Dzavoronok of Czechia and Eylon Elazar & Kevin Cuzmiciov of Israel into the men’s last four lineup...

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Teams from Japan, China, Poland, Germany and Sweden to vie for Sanya Futures podiums
The second Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event of the year has reached its semifinal stage. Two pairs each from Japan, Poland and host nation China, one from Germany and one from Sweden are still in contention for the Sanya Futures medals. The semifinals and the finals will be played on Sunday, March 8. The medal matches in the afternoon will be streamed live...

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FIVB Men Joao Pessoa, Brazil
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FIVB Women Coolangatta, Australia
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FIVB Women Haikou, China
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Upcoming Tournaments
Dates Tour Tournament Gender Purse
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia M US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta, Australia W US$5,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil M US$200,000
Mar 11-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Joao Pessoa, Brazil W US$200,000
Mar 12-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Haikou, China M US$5,000
Mar 12-15, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Haikou, China W US$5,000
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 18-22, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Tlaxcala, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 24-27, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Rarotonga, Cook Islands M US$5,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico M US$125,000
Mar 25-29, 2026 FIVB BPT Challenge Nayarit, Mexico W US$125,000
Mar 30-Apr 2, 2026 FIVB BPT Futures Tahiti, Pirae Tahiti, French Polynesia M US$5,000
Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil M US$200,000
Apr 8-12, 2026 FIVB BPT Elite Saquarema, Brazil W US$200,000



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